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Comptia Project + Project Management
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Calendar of working days and non-working days that determines those dates on which each specific recourse is idle or can be active
predecessor activity
actual cost (AC)
resource calendar
define scope (Process)
2. Performed to defined a new project or a new phase of an existing project by obtaining authorization to start the project or phase
initiating processes (Process Group)
specification
project management process group
output (Process)
3. Assurance that a product - service or system meets the needs of the customer and other identified stakeholders
responsibility assignment matrix (RAM) (Tool)
resource
Monte Carlo analysis
validation
4. Communicating and working with stakeholders to meet their needs and address issues as they occur
perform integrated change control (Process)
manage stakeholder expectations (Process)
plan risk response (Process)
work breakdown structure component
5. Partially complete document in a predefined format that provides a defined structure for collecting - organizing and presenting information and data
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
to complete performance index (TCPI)
secondary risk
template
6. A component of work performed during the course of a project
activity
executing processes (Process Group)
resource calendar
closing processes (Process Group)
7. Risk response planning technique associated with threats that seeks to reduce the probability of occurrence or impact of a risk to below an acceptable threshold
activity
actual duration
risk mitigation (Technique)
execute
8. Deliverable that is subject to approval by the project sponsor or customer
external deliverable
schedule performance index (SPI)
inspection (Technique)
scope creep
9. Approved specific version of the detailed scope statement - work breakdown structure (WBS) and its associated WBS dictionary
project management process group
imposed date
scope baseline
buyer
10. Work breakdown structure component below the control account with known work content but without detailed schedule activities.
develop project management plan (Process)
planning package
calendar unit
virtual team
11. Tracking team member performance - providing feedback - resolving issues and managing changes to optimize project performance
practice
produce scope
manage project team (Process)
activity list (Output/Input)
12. One or more numerical or text values that identify characteristics of the work or in some way categorize the schedule activity that allows filtering and ordering of activities within reports
activity code
change requests
log
request for quotation (RFQ)
13. Formalizing acceptance of the completed project deliverables
percent complete
methodology
verify scope (Process)
schedule baseline
14. A category of projects that have common components significant in such projects - but are not needed or present in all projects. application areas are usually defined in terms of either the product or the type of customer or industry sector
network logic
duration (DU or DUR)
application area
project scope statement (Output/Input)
15. Total amount of time that a schedule activity maybe delayed from its early start date without delaying the project finish date or violating a schedule constraint.
opportunity
total float
work breakdown structure dictionary
conduct procurements (Process)
16. Processes to purchase or acquire the products - services or results needed from outside the project team to perform the work
rolling wave planning (Technique)
earned value (EV)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
planned value (PV)
17. Deliverable oriented hierarchical decomposition of the work to be executed by the project team to accomplish the project objectives and create the required deliverables
work authorization system (Tool)
requirements traceability matrix
work breakdown structure (WBS) (Output/Input)
late finish date (LF)
18. Temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product - service or result
project
risk acceptance (Technique)
requirements traceability matrix
resource calendar
19. Compares technical accomplishments during project execution to the project management plan's schedule of planned technical achievements.
float
technical performance measurement (Technique)
project initiation
invitation for bid (IFB)
20. Document that describes how the project scope will be defined - developed and verified and how the work breakdown structure will be created and defined and that provides guidance on how the project scope will be managed and controlled by the project
bottom-up estimating (Technique)
resource leveling (Technique)
scope management plan(Output/Input)
project management process group
21. Dependency between two project schedule activities or between project schedule activity and schedule milestone.
logical relationship
expert judgment (Technique)
scheduled start date (SS)
work breakdown structure component
22. Requests to expand or reduce the project scope - modify policies - processes - plans or procedures - modify costs or budgets - or revise schedules
portfolio management (Technique)
s-curve
determine budget (Process)
change requests
23. Total costs actually incurred and recorded in accomplishing work performed during a given time period for a schedule activity or work breakdown structure component. actual cost can sometimes be direct labor hours alone - direct costs alone - or all c
rework
secondary risk
duration (DU or DUR)
actual cost (AC)
24. A formally constituted group of stakeholders responsible for reviewing - evaluating - approving - delaying or rejecting changes to a project - with all the decisions and recommendations being recorded
baseline
analogous estimating (Technique)
quality
change control board (CCB)
25. Identifying the specific actions to be performed to produce the project deliverables
Delphi technique (Technique)
closing processes (Process Group)
budget at completion (BAC)
define activities (Process)
26. Launching a process that can result in the authorization of a new project
work breakdown structure component
project management body of knowledge
summary activity
project initiation
27. Modification of a logical relationship that directs a delay in the successor activity. activity with a 10 day lag - cannot start until 10 days after an activity is finished
lag (Technique)
constraint (Input)
grade
risk category
28. Developing a document that formally authorizes a project or phase and documenting initial requirement that satisfy the stakeholders needs and expectations
result
free float
develop project charter (Process)
rework
29. Information and data on the status of the project schedule activities being performed to accomplish the project work collected as part of the direct and manage project execute processes. Information includes: status of deliverables - implementation s
pareto chart (Tool)
work performance information
earned value technique (EVT) (Technique)
imposed date
30. Technique that computes or iterates the project cost or project schedule many times using input values selected at random from probability distributions of possible costs or durations - to calculate a distribution of total project costs or completion
develop project management plan (Process)
Monte Carlo analysis
project life cycle
failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) (Technique)
31. Inclusive term - describes the sum of knowledge within the profession of project management. includes proven traditional practices that are widely applied and innovative practices that are emerging.
slack
earned value (EV)
seller
project management body of knowledge
32. The process of finalizing all activities across all of the project management process groups to formally complete the project or phase
performing organization
close project or phase (Process)
activity
quality
33. An information gathering technique used as a way to reach a consensus of experts on a subject. experts on the subject participate in the technique anonymously. a facilitator uses a questionnaire to solicit ideas about the important project points rel
verification
Delphi technique (Technique)
project phase
project life cycle
34. Identifying and documenting project roles - responsibilities - and required skills - reporting relationships and creating a staffing management plan.
path divergence
project initiation
methodology
develop human resource plan (Process)
35. Identifying and documenting relationships among project activities
opportunity
sequence activities (Process)
projectized organization
estimate (Output/Input)
36. Processes and activities of the performing organization that determine quality policies - objectives and responsibilities so that the project will satisfy the needs for which it was undertaken
project quality management (Knowledge Area)
identify stakeholders (Process)
manage project team (Process)
plan communications (Process)
37. Float (total float - free float)
resource breakdown structure
decision tree analysis (Technique)
slack
Delphi technique (Technique)
38. Quantifiable deviation - departure or divergence away from a known baseline or expected value
master schedule (Tool)
variance
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
forecast
39. Documenting the actions necessary to define - prepare - integrate and coordinate all subsidiary plans
project calendar
request for information (RFI)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
develop project management plan (Process)
40. Hierarchically organized depiction of the identified project risks arranged by risk category and subcategory that identifies the various areas and causes of potential risks.
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
administer procurements (Process)
project procurement management (Knowledge Area)
project scope management (Knowledge Area)
41. Modification that allows an acceleration of the successor activity.
program
risk management plan (Output/Input)
initiating processes (Process Group)
lead (Technique)
42. Members of the project team who are directly involved in project management activities
procurement documents (Output/Input)
workaround
project management team
communications management plan (Output/Input)
43. Graphical representation of situations showing causal influences - time ordering of events and other relationships among variables and outcomes
external deliverable
variance
influence diagram (Tool)
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
44. Permission and direction to begin work on a specific schedule activity or work package or control account. sanctions project work to ensure that the work is done by the identified organization - at the right time - and in the proper sequence
work authorization
activity list (Output/Input)
hammock activity
projectized organization
45. Any of all external environmental factors and internal organizational environmental factors that surround or influence the projects success. these factors are from any or all of the enterprises involved in the project and include organizational cultu
perform integrated change control (Process)
Delphi technique (Technique)
enterprise environmental factors (Input/Output)
project scope
46. The process of obtaining seller responses - selecting a seller and awarding a contract
three point estimate (Technique)
change control board (CCB)
conduct procurements (Process)
risk breakdown structure (RBS)
47. Type of procurement document whereby the buyer requests a potential seller to provide various pieces of information related to a product or service or seller capability
request for information (RFI)
program
work breakdown structure component
decision tree analysis (Technique)
48. The process of prioritizing risks for further analysis or action by assessing and combining their probability of occurrence and impact
perform qualitative analysis (Process)
resource breakdown structure
perform quantitative analysis (Process)
flowcharting (Technique)
49. Evaluation of whether or not a product - service - or system complies with a regulation - requirement - specification or imposed condition.
plan risk response (Process)
hammock activity
verification
requirements traceability matrix
50. Directing - managing - performing and accomplishing the project work - providing the deliverables and providing work performance information
estimate costs (Process)
request for quotation (RFQ)
scope change
execute